Arrived safely this afternoon to Mount Desert Island, Maine. A lovely country farm house overlooking Seal Cove Pond. It is a full moon tonight and the call of the loons can be heard floating over the water.
“This is of the loon–I do not mean its laugh, but its looning,–is a long-drawn call, as it were, sometimes singularly human to my ear,–hoo-hoo-ooooo, like the hallooing of a man on a very high key, having thrown his voice into his head. I have heard a sound exactly like it when breathing heavily through my own nostrils, half awake at ten at night, suggesting my affinity to the loon; as if its language were but a dialect of my own, after all.”
Henry David Thoreau
While I desperately need sleep tonight, hearing the loon’s call in its haunting, but welcoming way is soothing to my spirit. I hope to find the Loon during the day and thank him for his warm welcome.
Categories: Maine
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 
Enjoy your commune with the loons and the wilds.
Thank you so much Perpetua. It truly has been so restful this week.
A beautiful place! Enjoy your stay!
Oh you would love it here so much Jerry. The trails are truly amazing, the scenery stunning, the food awesome. What’s not to love? Oh wait…their deep freeze winters!
I love the Loon, they are Minnesota’s state bird. Enjoy🙋
Really? I had no idea. Are they easy to find in Minnesota? I rarely get to see one and love them so much. Their call is so haunting.
You can definitely see them in Northern Minnesota, but they’re also in the twin cities as well…I don’t think as prominent though.
Oh, I love Acadia Park and the coast of Maine. How fortunate you are to be there!! Enjoy every moment. Will you be taking a pelagic trip to the islands off the coast? Take care and savor your trip.
I’ve taken that cruise the past three years so I’m going to skip it this time. We’re having two days of solid rain that keep us inside a bit. I love it so much here and each visit I learn more about different sections of the island.
Very beautiful lake views. They could be from Finland, because so similar or what do You think when looking at my post:
187 888 Lakes.
Oh I can’t wait to check out your Finland lakes. I have this vision in my mind of Finland being such a beautiful country.
Beautiful scenery, enjoy the lobsters!
A true artists haven here Mary. How I wish I could set you up here so that you can paint to your heart’s content.
Love the sound of the loon. It brings back memories of growing up in Northern Minnesota.
It is truly wonderful Maralee. I could listen to loons all day. Hopefully you’re living somewhere warmer now.